The English versions of "Lanzhou beef noodles" are commonly found in Lanzhou beef noodle soup (literally "Lanzhou beef noodle soup") and Lanzhou beef noodle dishes (literally "Lanzhou beef noodle soup"). In addition, there are also translations from "Lanzhou lamian Noodles", such as Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles (literally "Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles"), Lanzhou stretched noodles (literally "Lanzhou pulled noodles") and the full transliteration of Lanzhou Lamian (Lanzhou Lamian Noodles). Wikipedia, an English-language Wikipedia, takes Lanzhou beef lamian (literally "Lanzhou Beef Lamian Noodles") as an entry and includes Lanzhou Beef Noodles.

Lanzhou beef noodles are popular all over the country, which is the most visible noodle in China. It was once rated as one of the "three Chinese fast food" by China Cuisine Association and enjoyed the reputation of "the first noodle in China".